Overview

Romano-Ward syndrome is the most common form of inherited long QT syndrome. Symptoms include arrhythmia, fainting, cardiac arrest, and sudden death. There are six different types of this syndrome, long QT 1 through 6. Each type is caused by a change in a different gene. The most prevalent form of long QT syndrome is long QT type 1. Long QT type 1 is caused by changes in the KCNQ1 gene. Romano-Ward syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.[1]

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Other Names for this Disease

LQT1

Romano-Ward long QT syndrome

Romano-Ward syndrome

Ventricular fibrillation with prolonged QT interval

Ward-Romano syndrome

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